Raffaele Claudio Carbosiero (born 9 June 1964), known as Lino Carbosiero, is a British

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of Italian origin, currently working at the famous Daniel Galvin hair salon in London. He was appointed

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in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to hairdressing.

Career

In the years of salon ownership, Carbosiero forged a liaison with the 80s pop management team of

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. Through the record company, he began to become notable in the music, television and fashion industries, working with artists such as

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, who invited him to appear (as a dustman) in the video for his single "When You Come Back To Me", and

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, for whom he created the look on the cover of her debut album '' Kylie''. In 1993 he began working at the Daniel Galvin salon and has since worked backstage on a variety of films, TV shows, concerts, and West End shows. He was the head stylist for all of the contestants who appeared on the first three series of ''

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'' and helped train

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for her role in the BBC1 TV drama series about life in a hair salon, ''Cutting It''. In 2008, Lino became the personal hairdresser to the Right Honourable

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and his wife Samantha, and has continued as such since Cameron became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2010. Following renewed media interest in early 2014, Lino revealed that this style change was simply due to chance. Carbosiero was drafted in to tend the locks of

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for the state visit with her husband

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. Lino has been the global spokesperson for Avon International's hair care range and Style Director for both

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and Laross Hair Extensions. He also launched his own range of hair extensions with Annabelle's Wigs. Carbosiero is also an Ambassador for the ARKS UK Charity and the Hairdressing Council.

Media work

Carbosiero previously had his own weekly hairdressing column in '' The Sun'', a monthly column in

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Magazine, and gave hairdressing tips and advice to ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also featured in the successful Yummy Mummy Survival Guide Book by Liz Frazer, whilst the

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book Fierce features a section of "Hair do's and Hair Don'ts" written by Lino. In 2008 Lino appeared in

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whilst ITV's ''This Morning'' used him for a make-over slot on a segment called Bus Pass Beauty.

References

External links

Carbosiero's web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carbosiero, Lino Living people British hairdressers Members of the Order of the British Empire 1964 births English people of Italian descent